Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Cornelius, NC had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 93 cities in 2023, at $81,937. Boone, NC had the lowest, at $18,600. The median was $35,858 and the figure for North Carolina was $39,616. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest81,937Cornelius, NC

Lowest18,600Boone, NC

Median35,85893 cities

North Carolina39,616History

Top 40 cities, 2023

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 USD	Change on 2022
1	Cornelius, NC	81,937	+9.1%
2	Weddington, NC	81,118	+11.6%
3	Davidson, NC	80,538	+10.5%
4	Summerfield, NC	67,127	+3.3%
5	Pinehurst, NC	64,919	+4.2%
6	Cary, NC	64,590	+4.3%
7	Apex, NC	59,517	+6.5%
8	Huntersville, NC	59,140	+7.5%
9	Morrisville, NC	56,378	+9.1%
10	Belmont, NC	53,621	+1.8%
11	Carrboro, NC	53,514	+11.3%
12	Southern Pines, NC	52,502	+4.6%
13	Holly Springs, NC	51,487	+4.8%
14	Rolesville, NC	51,228	+4.8%
15	Stallings, NC	50,639	+8.1%
16	Chapel Hill, NC	50,216	+5.4%
17	Charlotte, NC	49,991	+5.3%
18	Raleigh, NC	49,948	+5.7%
19	Matthews, NC	49,894	+4%
20	Wake Forest, NC	49,241	+4.3%
21	Harrisburg, NC	48,508	+6.9%
22	Clemmons, NC	48,000	+6.7%
23	Mint Hill, NC	47,804	+12.3%
24	Leland, NC	47,577	+7.1%
25	Durham, NC	47,246	+7.3%
26	Waxhaw, NC	47,224	+3.8%
27	Wilmington, NC	46,062	+7.7%
28	Garner, NC	44,212	+4.9%
29	Fuquay-Varina, NC	43,460	+9.1%
30	Mount Holly, NC	43,400	+9.8%
31	Mooresville, NC	42,955	+6.7%
32	Lewisville, NC	42,062	+6%
33	Asheville, NC	41,818	+2.2%
34	Knightdale, NC	41,086	+8.2%
35	Concord, NC	40,763	+4.1%
36	Morehead City, NC	40,605	+2.6%
37	Indian Trail, NC	40,319	+0.5%
38	Mebane, NC	40,035	+7%
39	Wendell, NC	39,632	+5.7%
40	Kernersville, NC	39,468	+3.8%
41	Winterville, NC	38,994	+0.9%
42	New Bern, NC	38,594	+9.2%
43	Aberdeen, NC	37,903	+18.1%
44	Hendersonville, NC	37,210	-2.9%
45	Pineville, NC	37,177	+12.8%
46	Hickory, NC	36,266	+2.6%
47	Greensboro, NC	35,858	+4.8%
48	Clayton, NC	35,285	+2.4%
49	Winston-Salem, NC	35,074	+5.4%
50	Waynesville, NC	34,577	-0.2%
51	Mount Airy, NC	34,565	+5.6%
52	High Point, NC	34,492	+3.8%
53	Kannapolis, NC	34,271	+5.6%
54	Gastonia, NC	33,611	+5.6%
55	Tarboro, NC	33,274	+10.2%
56	Greenville, NC	33,057	+8%
57	Laurinburg, NC	32,270	+28.6%
58	Archdale, NC	32,264	+1.4%
59	Burlington, NC	31,875	+1.2%
60	Fayetteville, NC	31,467	+4.8%
61	Salisbury, NC	30,932	+2%
62	Graham, NC	30,718	+8.2%
63	Shelby, NC	30,663	+7.9%
64	Elon, NC	30,639	+6.3%
65	Rocky Mount, NC	30,511	+5.6%
66	Statesville, NC	30,471	+3.2%
67	Goldsboro, NC	30,241	+2.1%
68	Wilson, NC	30,203	+7.2%
69	Havelock, NC	29,437	+10.5%
70	Roanoke Rapids, NC	29,306	+5.7%
71	Hope Mills, NC	29,283	+9%
72	Monroe, NC	29,277	+2.3%
73	Jacksonville, NC	29,061	+8.4%
74	Newton, NC	28,925	+6.3%
75	Sanford, NC	28,775	+7%
76	Zebulon, NC	28,568	+3.6%
77	Elizabeth City, NC	28,253	+5.1%
78	Albemarle, NC	28,111	+1.5%
79	Lincolnton, NC	28,039	+6.1%
80	Kinston, NC	27,843	+2.6%
81	Lenoir, NC	27,839	+8.3%
82	Eden, NC	27,463	+4.4%
83	Thomasville, NC	27,139	+8.5%
84	Smithfield, NC	27,031	+0.9%
85	Asheboro, NC	26,822	+9.9%
86	Morganton, NC	26,668	+1.1%
87	Kings Mountain, NC	25,821	-2%
88	Reidsville, NC	24,791	+14.7%
89	Lumberton, NC	24,470	+2.6%
90	Henderson, NC	24,005	+4.8%
91	Spring Lake, NC	23,923	+9.3%
92	Lexington, NC	22,250	+1.4%
93	Boone, NC	18,600	+18.3%

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About this ranking

Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Cornelius, NC, with $81,937 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Boone, NC, with $18,600 in 2023.

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